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Staphylococcus lugdenensis
Identification
- Coagulase-negative staphylococcus
- Produces bound, not free, coagulase
- Identified microbiologically by decarboxylation of ornithine
Origin
- Commensalism skin flora but can cause disease
Diseases
- Acts similarly to Staphylococcus aureus in that it can form abscesses anywhere in the body
